Cross-border asset recovery guides for Türkiye.
Deep, practical explanations of Turkish commercial enforcement, property disputes, international judgment recognition, inheritance succession, and injury compensation — written plainly in English by practicing Turkish lawyers.
Injured at a Turkish Hotel, Resort or on a Booked Excursion: Who Pays and How to Claim
Employer and enterprise liability under TBK 66, strict danger liability under TBK 71 for quad safaris and boat trips, hotel versus tour operator versus excursion provider, and the evidence to secure before you fly home.
Challenging a Fraudulent or Forged Will in Türkiye: Annulment and Reduction Claims for Foreign Heirs
TMK 557 annulment grounds, the reserved-share reduction (tenkis) claim under TMK 560, the one- and ten-year limitation periods, and how a foreign heir runs the case from abroad.
Disclaiming Inherited Debts in Türkiye (TMK 605) & Estate Liquidation: Foreign Heirs Guide
How non-resident heirs avoid inheriting mortgage debts, contractor liabilities, and tax arrears in Türkiye. Strict 3-month statutory disclaimer deadlines and court-supervised official liquidation under TMK 605–618.
Precautionary Attachment (İhtiyati Haciz): How Foreign Creditors Freeze Turkish Debtor Assets Before They Are Moved
When an international B2B invoice goes unpaid, waiting for months of ordinary litigation allows debtors to siphon assets. Here is how Turkish Execution & Bankruptcy Law (İİK art. 257) lets foreign creditors secure ex-parte bank freezes before the debtor is even notified.
Enforcing International Arbitral Awards in Türkiye: A Practical Guide to the 1958 New York Convention
How foreign court money judgments and international arbitral awards (ICC, LCIA, SIAC) are recognized and executed through Turkish commercial courts under MÖHUK Law No. 5718, court fee regimes, and security deposit exemptions.
Stalled Off-Plan Real Estate in Türkiye: What Foreign Buyers Can Claim Under Consumer Law 6502
Purchased a luxury apartment in Istanbul, Antalya, or Bodrum that was never delivered? Explore developer contract rescission under TBK 125, statutory interest rates, and urgent land registry caveats (İhtiyati Tedbir).
Inheriting Turkish Bank Accounts and Real Estate: The Veraset İlamı and Estate Tax Process for Foreign Heirs
Step-by-step roadmap for foreign beneficiaries inheriting property or bank deposits in Türkiye. How to obtain a certificate of inheritance from the Civil Court of Peace and transfer title deeds remotely.
Injured by a Defective Product Bought in Türkiye: Who Pays and How to Claim Under Law No. 7223, the Consumer Law and the Code of Obligations
Producer and importer liability for damage a product causes (Law No. 7223, Art. 6), the distributor that will not name its supplier (Art. 11/3), the defences in Art. 21, the consumer route for defective goods and mandatory mediation (TKHK 8-12, 73/A), general tort (TBK 49-52), heads of damage (TBK 54-56) and three limitation periods.
Assaulted in Türkiye: Claiming Compensation From the Attacker and, Where Staff Were Involved, From the Business That Employs Them
The civil claim beside the criminal case (TBK 74), the attacker's fault-based liability (TBK 49-51), several attackers (TBK 61), the employer's liability for staff (TBK 66), heads of damage and moral damages (TBK 54-56), the victim's own conduct (TBK 52), reconciliation and its effect on compensation (CMK 253/19), and the time limits (TBK 72, 75).
Injured in a Building in Türkiye: When the Owner Is Liable for a Broken Stair, a Loose Handrail or a Falling Façade, and How a Foreign Victim Claims
The owner's liability for construction defects and maintenance deficiencies (TBK 69), usufruct and residence-right holders (69/2), the operator as employer (TBK 66/3), fault and contributory conduct (TBK 49-52), heads of damage and the 2026 interest rule (TBK 54-56), limitation, reserved judgment and interim payment (TBK 72, 75, 76).
Earthquake Damage to Your Home in Türkiye: How the Compulsory Earthquake Insurance (DASK) Claim Works and How to Dispute It
What compulsory earthquake insurance covers and excludes (Law 6305; General Conditions A.1-A.3), the fifteen-business-day notice (B.1.1), assessment, the 2% deductible and payment (Law 6305 Art. 13), the altered-structure rule (Art. 12/2), and disputes before the Insurance Arbitration Commission (Law 5684 Art. 30) or the commercial court.
Water Leaking From the Flat Above Into Your Turkish Apartment: Who Pays, How to Prove It and How to Recover the Loss
First steps after a leak from the flat above, fixing the evidence before repairs (HMK 401-402), who is liable (TBK 49, 69; KMK 18, 19), common pipes and the manager's duties (KMK 35), mandatory mediation (Law 6325 Art. 18/B), time limits (TBK 72) and your insurer's subrogation (TTK 1472).
Your Turkish Flat Was Transferred on a Forged Power of Attorney: Correcting the Register, Freezing the Title and Claiming From the State
Why a transfer on a forged power of attorney is an unlawful registration (TMK 1024), the title deed cancellation and registration action (TMK 1025, 1027), the good-faith buyer problem (TMK 1023), freezing the title with an interim measure and annotation (HMK 389-397, TMK 1010) and the State's liability for land registry losses (TMK 1007).
Your Turkish Debtor Objected and the Enforcement Stopped: The One-Year Annulment Lawsuit, the Enforcement Court Route and the 20% Compensation
What a debtor's objection does (İİK 60, 66), removal before the enforcement court within six months (İİK 68), the one-year annulment-of-objection lawsuit with proof under the general rules (İİK 67), mediation first (TTK 5/A), the 20% enforcement-denial compensation and the ordinary claim after the year.
Bitten by a Dog in Türkiye: Who Pays, What You Can Claim and the Two Different Roads to Compensation
The keeper's strict liability under TBK 67, the municipality's statutory duty for stray dogs under Law 5199, the one-year administrative application and sixty-day filing period (IYUK 13), the heads of damage under TBK 54 and 56, the evidence to collect and the two-year limitation (TBK 72).
A Relative Died in an Accident in Türkiye: The Family's Compensation Claim, Step by Step
Funeral and treatment costs, loss of support for the spouse, children and parents and non-pecuniary compensation under TBK 53-56, the July 2026 rules on interest and advance payments, the insurer's fifteen-day and eight-working-day duties under KTK 97 and 99, and the two- and ten-year limits.
Injured as a Passenger in a Bus, Taxi or Airport Transfer in Türkiye: Who Pays and How the Claim Is Brought
The operator and the transport company are jointly liable under KTK Article 85, the carrier answers under TTK Article 914 unless the cause was unavoidable, and the compulsory insurance changed shape in 2016. The written application to the insurer, the fifteen-day rule, the heads of damage after the 2026 amendment to TBK 55, and the two-year and ten-year deadlines.
Work Accident Compensation for Foreign Employees in Türkiye: SGK Benefits, Employer Liability and How the Claim Is Brought
The SGK pays a fixed set of benefits without asking about fault; the employer owes full compensation under TBK 417 and Law 6331 for everything they do not cover. The three-working-day report, the 10% incapacity threshold, the recourse rule in Law 5510 Article 21, the 2026 amendment to TBK 55 on interest, and why no mediation is required.
Hit by an Uninsured, Unidentified or Stolen Vehicle in Türkiye: Claiming Bodily-Injury Compensation from the Güvence Hesabı
When there is no insurer to claim against, the Assurance Account pays bodily-injury compensation up to the compulsory limits: the five situations in Law 5684 Article 14, why property damage is normally excluded, the KTK 97 written application, prescription under Article 109 and the arbitration route.
Diminished Value (Değer Kaybı) After a Turkish Traffic Accident: Claiming the Market Value Your Car Lost
The head of loss insurers leave out of the first offer: the compulsory written application under KTK Article 97, the eight-business-day payment rule, prescription under Article 109, and choosing between insurance arbitration and the courts.
Injured in a Rental Car or Passenger Taxi Crash in Türkiye: Who Pays Your Medical and Disability Claims?
Understanding strict keeper liability under Highway Traffic Law No. 2918, direct claims against Compulsory Motor Insurers (ZMSS), the Assurance Account (Güvence Hesabı), and claiming remotely from your home country.
Expat Executives and Foreign Employees in Türkiye: Severance Pay (Kıdem), Ceilings, and the Arabuluculuk Deadline
How Turkish Labour Law No. 4857 protects foreign workers. Calculating statutory severance against the official ceiling (Kıdem Tavanı) and why the mediation deadline matters.
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